Two more stabbings Tuesday night in Chico

CHICO — Two people were stabbed Tuesday night in unrelated incidents, but with minimal information provided to police no suspects have been arrested.

The alleged assaults occurred in City Plaza and the 1400 block of Fairway Alley just before 9 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. respectively, according to the Police Department.

Officers learned about the City Plaza attack after a transient male who was bleeding from his back entered a business on the 200 block of Main Street asking for help, stated a Chico police press release.

The man suffered a 1-to-2-inch long laceration to his lower back, Lt. Mike O'Brien said Wednesday afternoon. However, he was upfront about his desire not to participate in the investigation and did not want to give officers false information.

It's unknown what type of weapon the suspect used, but the stabbing victim did disclose to officers he had been in an altercation with someone at City Plaza during the alleged assault, according to police. No description of the suspect was provided to police.

Officers conducted a search for witnesses and evidence at City Plaza, but weren't able to locate anyone or anything related to the incident.

The man was transported to Enloe Medical Center, but his wound was not life-threatening.

The second stabbing victim is a 29-year-old woman who told authorities she was walking to a store through the 1400 block of Fairway Alley, behind Mangrove Avenue near East Fifth Avenue, when she was assaulted by three women, O'Brien said.

Chico Police Department officers learned about the assault at about 11 p.m. — more than two hours after the incident — through Enloe Medical Center after the woman sought treatment, he said. The unidentified woman suffered injuries consistent with being in an altercation as well as a laceration to her wrist.

The attack appears to be gang-related, O'Brien said. The victim allegedly admitted to officers that she has gang ties. The suspects are thought to be from a rival gang, he added.

The woman told officers that she was walking southbound in the alley when she saw the three suspects — described as white and Hispanic women about 5-feet-8-inches to 6-feet, wearing pajamas, O'Brien said.

They yelled at her and she responded. Then the women allegedly came after her with one of them allegedly attempting to stab her in the face with a kitchen knife, but she was able to block it.

After the alleged assault, the suspects fled, according to the Chico police press release. They did not steal anything from the woman.

Officers were reportedly told by the victim that she did not know the suspects and that she did nothing to provoke them.

Detectives are investigating both cases, but the information provided to officers is very limited, O'Brien said.

Anyone who witnessed the assaults or has information about the incidents is asked to contact the Chico police Detective Bureau at 897-5820.